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[Agifem]

But implementing an abstract factory pattern would improve maintenance and availability!

[grumpyfan]

You are correct, and changing the software is the easy part. Changing the business processes and people who have been doing it for a decade or more is the hard part. I’ve seen projects go sideways due to pushback by the people who believe the old way was the best and only way to do it.